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The Committee on Friendly Relations among Foreign Students 

124 East 28th Street, New York 

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Copyright, 19 17, by 
Charles D. Hurrey 



JUN 30 1917 

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FOREWORD 

In publishing this Educational Guide, the Committee on 
Friendly Relations among Foreign Students has kept in mind 
the student and educator outside of the United States. An 
effort has been made to give general information concerning 
foreign students in North America — their number, distribu- 
tion, activities, and problems; also a brief sketch of the de- 
velopment of higher education, and the equipment and facili- 
ties of American colleges and universities. It is hoped that 
through this publication many questions in the mind of the 
prospective student visitor may be satisfactorily answered. 
The cooperation of the institutions whose announcement ap- 
pears on these pages is gratefully acknowledged. 

On behalf of the Committee, 

Charles D. Hurrey, 

General Secretary. 



CHAPTER I 
FRIENDLY RELATIONS 

111 tlie ediicatioiial program of the United States there is 
no more interesting development than the migration of 
students from all parts of the world to the centers of learn- 
ing in North America. Fully 6,000 foreign students, in- 
cluding 300 women, are enrolled in the LTnited States, classi- 
fied approximately as follows: 1,500 Chinese, 1,000 Japanese, 
•-2,000 Latin Americans, 250 from Armenia, 150 from India, 
and about 1,000 from European countries, Africa, and the 
Philippine Islands. 

■ Considered from any viewpoint, the individual members of 
this group of six thousand students, representing fifty nations, 
are a most important factor in the spread of modern educa- 
tion. About one third of the students from abroad receive 
scholarships from their governments; the remainder are pri- 
vate students sent by their parents, missionaries, and other 
foreign residents. Some idea of their intellectual quality can 
be gained from the fact that they are required to pass difficult 
examinations before they can be appointed as government 
scholarship men; most of the private students go abroad as a 
result of their own initiative and perseverance. Judged from 
the political and commercial standpoint, tlie foreign students 
are an important class, because many of them represent 
families of wealth and j^olitical power. As future leaders 
their influence cannot be overestimated, and no body of men 
and women can wield more potent influence for righteous 
peace among the nations. 

The length of the foreign students' sojourn in the United 
States varies from two to eight years; they are enrolled in 

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over five hundred different institutions in every part of the 
United States and Canada; at least ten universities each 
enroll one hundred or more. A variety of motives actuates 
them in selecting courses and determining their relation to 
student activities: some have come to have a good time and 
to satisfy curiosity; others are primarily interested in learning 
English; a few are registered in military schools by anxious 
parents, for the sake of the moral discipline afforded; many 
are studying political science, economics, and democratic gov- 
ernment, while a far greater number are pursuing courses in 
engineering, dentistry, medicine, and agriculture, with a view 
to entering technical and professional callings. An interesting 
group of government teachers from Japan are working for ad- 
vanced degrees in graduate colleges, and a growing number 
of promising students from all nationalities are being trained in 
theology, medicine, and teaching, preparatory to engaging 
in professional work among their own people. 

^Appreciating the meaning of the presence of so many 
future leaders of the nations, thoughtful American people are 
asking, "How can we help make the sojourn of these students 
pleasant and profitable?" "By what means can we facilitate 
their investigations?" "In what way can we protect them 
from evil and introduce them to the best features of our 
civilization?" 

With a view to answering satisfactorily inquiries similar to 
the foregoing, and also in order to render immediate service 
to foreign students, the Committee on Friendly Relations 
among Foreign Students has been organized and for the past 
three years has been devoting its attention to the solution of 
problems affecting the welfare of students from abroad. 
Offices are maintained in New York at 124 East 28th Street, 
and in addition to a secretary for general administration, 
Chinese, Japanese, and Latin American secretaries are em- 
ployed to cooperate with students of their own nationalities. 
Local committees have been appointed in the principal uni- 
versities, charged with the responsibility of promoting friend- 

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Convention of Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs, New Haven, 1917 




Japanese Delegation, Northfield, 1916 




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ship among foreign students. Among the most effective 
means for reaKzing the objective of the Committee may be 
mentioned the following: 

1. Meeting foreign students at the pier upon their ar- 
rival, assisting them with their baggage, and guiding them 
to the headquarters for new students, hotels, or railway 
stations. 

2. Establishing an Information Bureau at the new stu- 
dent headquarters, equipped with maps, handbooks, univer- 
sity catalogues, correspondence material, list of satisfactory 
rooming and boarding places, parcel check room, telephone 
service; also an Employment Bureau and reliable student 
guides to direct the foreign students. 

3. Providing mature counsellors, capable of advising for- 
eign students regarding courses to be taken, registration and 
enrollment in classes, relationship to fraternities, athletics, 
religious societies, dramatics, and other student organizations 
and activities. 

4. Arranging for receptions in university buildings, pri- 
vate clubs, and homes; these social gatherings are sometimes 
international, but frequently national in scope, such as 
"Japanese Night," "Latin American Night," etc., the enter- 
tainment being provided by foreign students. In some in- 
stances an invitation is extended by a professor and his wife 
to all foreign students to spend an evening in their home; 
in larger institutions the different national groups are thus 
received. The Cosmopolitan Club, whose membership is 
open to all nationalities, frequently arranges a social evening 
for foreign students; successful Thanksgiving Day dinners, 
Christmas and New Year entertainments have been given in 
many universities. 

5. Organizing discussion groups for the purpose of study- 
ing social and moral problems and the best methods of re- 
lating college men and women to the solution of such 
problems. 



6. Giving assistance in certain studies, particularly Eng- 
lish; exchange lessons with Latin American students on the 
part of those desiring to learn Spanish and Portuguese have 
been successfully conducted. 

7. Arranging excursions, "hikes," and motor tours to 
nearby places and institutions of interest. Managers of im- 
portant industries and directors of social service institutions 
are glad to receive visits from groups of foreign students. 

8. Friendly visiting; social calls are made at foreign 
students' rooms, special attention being shown to those who 
may be ill or discouraged. 

9. Providing opportunities for self-help. Many foreign 
students need to earn part of their expenses and are willing 
to do any kind of work; local committees are active in dis- 
covering employment for such students. 

10. Providing faculty advisors; several institutions have 
appointed one or more professors to advise foreign students 
regarding studies, life-work, relation to community life, etc. 
A most valuable service is thus rendered and should be greatly 
extended. 

11. Offering suggestions concerning magazines, papers, 
and books of special interest to different nationalities and of 
character-building value; the availability of such publications 
in libraries and reading-rooms is made known to men from 
abroad. 

12. Distribution of books, pamphlets, and other gifts, 
especially at Christmas time, Easter, and at summer con- 
ferences; certain authors and publishers have indicated their 
willingness to cooperate in this method of disseminating 
helpful literature. 

13. Giving letters of introduction to foreign students to 
be presented to professors, business men, and other friends 
during vacation visits or upon transferring to another uni- 
versity. 

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14. Extending a personal invitation to each foreign stu- 
dent to attend special lectures or entertainments; faithful 
efforts are put forth to make sure that foreign students hear 
addresses by distinguished speakers. 

15. Encouraging North American people to invite for- 
eign students informally to their homes, for an afternoon or 
evening, and to have these students feel free to call on them 
whenever they desire. 

16. Exercising great care to surround with true friend- 
ship any foreign student who may be in grave moral danger 
or indulging in harsh criticism of people representing other 
races or religions. 

A directory of all foreign students in the United States 
and Canada is published annually and distributed among 
students from abroad, deans of colleges, and diplomatic and 
consular representatives of foreign powers in the United 
States. Similarly, the Committee publishes and distributes a 
handbook of useful information for foreign students. Two 
magazines are published by Chinese students; the Japanese 
students publish a bi-monthly magazine, and occasional bul- 
letins are issued by students from India, Korea, and Armenia. 

Under the auspices of the Committee, an Information 
Bureau for Latin American students has recently been es- 
tablished in New York, with a Spanish-speaking secretary in 
charge. With the cooperation of educators, government offi- 
cials, and steamship companies, this Bureau is answering 
many inquiries of prospective students and arranging to meet 
upon arrival students coming from the republics of South 
and Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies. 

A genuine interest in the foreign student is manifested 
by several American colleges in the granting of scholarships, 
thus enabling a number of worthy students to secure an edu- 
cation in spite of the lack of financial resources; such stu- 
dents are also assisted in completing their course by earning 

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part of their expense money, through service to the uni- 
versity authorities or people in the community. 

One of the most effective methods of promoting friend- 
ship and soUdarity among the Chinese students has been 
through national organizations, such as the Chinese Students' 
Alliance and the Chinese Students' Christian Association. 
These societies have afforded students from China an oppor- 
tunity to reveal their initiative and organizing ability; by 
means of conventions, dramatics, addresses, and magazine 
articles, they are interpreting to North America the ideals 
and aspirations of their people. 

Student summer conferences continue to offer the su- 
preme occasion of the year for rallying the ablest foreign 
students in fellowship with choice American students and 
professors. During a ten-day period in June, 191G, three 
hundred and thirty students, representing thirty different 
nationalities, accepted the hospitality of the Committee by 
becoming delegates to such conferences. 

Opportunities and Perils of the Foreign Student 

Residence in the United States means both opportunity 
and danger for the ambitious foreign student. He values 
highly the privilege of learning the English language and of 
getting acquainted with the manners and customs of North 
American people; his long cherished desire to make a first- 
hand study of democratic government, gigantic industrial 
and commercial enterprises, and a modern educational sys- 
tem is gratified. Moreover, he is enabled to see his home 
country from a distance and to make comparisons; his is a 
rare privilege also, to correct any misunderstanding or wrong 
impression held by American citizens concerning the nation 
and people which he represents. These progressive future 
leaders are keen to discover the agencies and methods em- 
ployed in moral and social reform. They are most grateful 
for an opportunity to visit institutions maintained for the 
care of the sick, the aged, and the poor, and of talking with 

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experts in the promotion of prison reform, sanitation, and 
public health. 

The dangers which confront the foreign student are not 
less numerous than the opportunities. Being an object of 
curiosity in many institutions, he must constantly battle 
against the subtle pride or conceit which results from receiv- 
ing too much attention; if accompanied by others of his 
nationality, he is in danger of becoming clannish and of 
lapsing into the use of his native language, manners, and 
customs, thus restricting his progress and breadth of training. 
To form a snap judgment or hasty opinion based on super- 
ficial observation is one of the real dangers of the foreign 
student. Not many students from abroad suffer a physical 
or moral breakdown, but the possibility of such disaster is 
greater among them than with others, because they do not 
readily participate in athletic games, they have to study 
very hard, and they are far removed from home restraints; 
hence they must constantly be on their guard against the 
formation of destructive habits practiced by thoughtless 
American young men. Another real danger is the gaining of 
a mass of book knowledge and theories, but little, if any, 
practical experience in the application of such knowledge; 
upon returning home, therefore, they discover that they are 
of little use in the old surroundings, and their condition is 
doid^ly precarious if they have lost sympathy with the vital 
needs of their people. Many a returned student has failed 
because he desired an easy job and all of the comforts and 
luxuries which he enjoyed in the United States. As might be 
expected, a few foreign students squander their time and 
money, but the majority are making an excellent record and 
winning honors in scholarship. 

In the further extension of the ministry of friendship 
among foreign students, we must be guided by experience. 
It is apparent that a far greater personal interest in the 
social and moral welfare of such men should be shown by 

fellow students and professors. This disappointing confession 

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is made by an eminent professor and world traveler: "I am 
too busy to see much of any class of students outside the 
classroom"; he then adds the following discriminating sug- 
gestions: "It would ])e good if some organization could get 
some good fellows to be, as it were, Big Brothers to our foreign 
fellow students, each taking one such student as his friend, 
going about with him, taking him to university functions, 
athletic games, etc., and explaining to him our ways and 
customs. Again, it would be fine if professors would have 
foreign students, two or three at a time, to tea at their houses, 
along with some North American students, so that they 
could catch their spirit." 

Another professor of international prominence, in speak- 
ing of our relation to foreign students, says: "It is not so 
much the knowledge that they will take home, as the impres- 
sions received more or less informally, that will color their 
attitude in future years." The problem of minimizing the 
perils and multiplying the moral safeguards of foreign stu- 
dents is the problem of discovering a sympathetic, faithful 
American friend for each student. 

By intimate association with the Oriental and the Latin, 
the Anglo-x4merican student will be much enriched. From 
the man of India he will learn to be religious, the man of 
China will teach him filial devotion, in the Japanese he will 
find commendable stoicism, and the Latin American can give 
him lessons in courtesy. 



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CHAPTER II 
AMERICAN EDUCATION 

The American educational system can never be treated 
as a unit, for it comprises many varieties of organizations in 
forty-eight independent states. At the beginning of the nine- 
teenth century there was no system to speak of. There were 
at that time a few colleges, several academies or fitting schools, 
and elementary schools, but in the course of the century a 
unique system of education has been developed and today 
it covers the whole land. The parts of this system may be 
mentioned as follows: 

1. Elementary schools within reach of every home. 

2. High schools, or secondary schools, in every consider- 
able town. 

3. Land grant colleges, with special reference to the 
agricultural and mechanical arts in all the states. 

4. State universities in practically all the states, except- 
ing a few Eastern states. 

5. Normal schools, or training schools for teachers, in 
every state. 

6. Free schools for defectives in all the states. 

7. National academies for training officers for the army 
and navy. 

In addition to this public educational system, there have 
been developed many remarkably well equipped institutions 
of private foundation, such as kindergartens, music and art 
schools, industrial schools, professional schools, denomina- 

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tional colleges, and universities, some of which have attained 
a world-wide reputation. 

Kindergarten 

The American kindergarten owes its existence to the 
effort of Miss Elizabeth Peabody, of Boston, who after hav- 
ing read about Froebel's kindergarten in Blankenburg, Ger- 
many, went to study under Froebel in 1867. She returned 
the following year and established the first kindergarten in 
Boston. In 1874 Mr. S. H. Hill, of Florence, Mass., con- 
tributed funds to found the first charity kindergarten. The 
greatest charity kindergarten system developed in San Fran- 
cisco, where the Golden Gate Association maintained at one 
time as many as forty-one charity kindergartens. Hon. W. 
T. Harris, formerly superintendent of St. Louis Pu})lic Schools 
and later United States Commissioner of Education, opened 
in 1873 an experimental kindergarten in connection with the 
public schools of St. Louis. This proved to be a success and 
the movement spread throughout the country. The maternal 
movement, which originated from the Chicago Kindergarten 
College, has greatly aided the growth of kindergarten educa- 
tion in America. x\t present there are over 4,500 kinder- 
gartens, public and private, which enrol upwards of 200,000 
pupils. 

Elementary School 

In 1635 Boston voted a school and funds to support a 
master for elementary education. Plymouth, Weymouth, 
Roxbury, Dorchester, Salem, Cambridge, and other New 
England towns had schools before 1650. The management 
of the district elementary schools began in most cases with 
the church and gradually came into the hands of the smallest 
political subdivision, known as a "district" (about four square 
miles). The schools held three (sometimes four) months' 
session in the winter. 

The elementary schools receive children at the age of 
six or seven and cover a period of eight years, although some 

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cities have extended it to nine years. On the other hand, 
there is a movement now on foot wliich endeavors to shorten 
the elementary school period. In such an institution as the 
Elementary Scliool of the University of Chicago, a successful 
experiment is being conducted, which proves that seven years 
are sufficient to cover the elementary school curriculum. 

Secondary School 

The earliest secondary school in this country is the 
Boston Latin School, which was established in 1635 by vote 
of the citizens in a town meeting. Following the Boston 
initiative, similar schools were established in New Haven 
(1642), Hartford (1642), and New Amsterdam (1659). The 
William Penn Charter Scliool of Philadelphia and King Wil- 
liam's School in Annapolis are the foundation of this period. 
The Revolutionary W^ar was a time of transition and a new 
type of institution known as the Academy sprang up, follow- 
ing the English precedents. The Academy was established 
by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1753. At the be- 
ginning of the nineteenth century, the first step in the estab- 
lishment of public high schools to supplement the academies 
was taken, under the lead of Boston, in 1818. 

The course covers a period of four years, and in some 
cities a fifth year has been added. 

American College 
The American College was the first institution to be 
founded for the higher education of earlv settlers. Harvard 
was the first college to be established in America — the date 
of its foundation being 1636, just eighteen years after the 
Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock, when Boston was 
a village of about thirty houses. The second college, that of 
William and Mary, was founded in Williamsburg, Va., in 
1693, and the third college was Yale, which originated with a 
meeting of pastors in Branford, near New Haven, and was 
located at Saybrook for fifteen years after its establishment 
in 1701. To this early period belong also such colleges as 

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Pennsylvania (1740), Princeton, formerly College of New 
Jersey (1746), and Washington and Lee (1749). In the 
second i^eriod, beginning just before the Revolution, a new 
spirit prompted the organization of colleges along more in- 
dependent lines. This period saw the establishment of 
King's College, now Columbia, in 1754, Brown (1764), Queen's, 
now Rutgers (1766), Dartmouth (1769), Hampden-Sidney 
(1776), followed some time later by a new type, the state 
universities — Tennessee (1794), North Carolina (1795), Georgia 
(1801), Indiana (1820), and Virginia (1825). Many small de- 
nominational colleges, some of which have attained a great 
prominence, like Williams (1793), Bowdoin (1802), and Am- 
herst (1821), were also founded. In the third period, which 
began in the latter part of the nineteenth century, three great 
causes for the advancement of American higher education 
were at work: the Civil War, commercial prosperity, and the 
scientific movement. Under this stimulus came such institu- 
tions as Cornell (1868), Johns Hopkins (1876), Leland Stan- 
ford Junior (1891), and the University of Chicago (1892). 

The American college is a unique institution. It seems 
to find no exact counterpart in the educational system of any 
other country, although it has been influenced by the Uni- 
versity of Cambridge. 'Tt occupies the place of central 
importance in the historic outworking of American higher 
education, and remains today the one repository and shelter 
of liberal education, as distinguished from technical or com- 
mercial training, the only available foundation for the erec- 
tion of universities containing faculties devoted to the main- 
tenance of pure learning." Traditionally its curriculum covers 
a period of four years, and grants the baccalaureate degrees. 
There are usually three kinds of undergraduate degrees, 
namely, A.B., B.S., and Ph.B. The first. Bachelor of Arts, 
usually requires the two classical languages of Latin and 
Greek, the second. Bachelor of Science, the two modern 
languages of French and German, while the third, Bachelor 
of Philosophy, Latin and one of the modern languages. 

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American University 

The most significant feature of the American institution 
of higher learning is its lack of standardization. The terms 
"college" and "university" have a distinguishing content, al- 
though they are often confused. According to the definition 
given by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of 
Teaching, the college is a simple institution with "at least 
six professors giving their entire time to college and univer- 
sity work, a course of four years in liberal arts and sciences, 
and requiring for admission not less than the four years of 
high school preparation, in addition to the grammar school 
studies." The university, on the other hand, is a complex 
institution which includes, in addition to the college proper, 
several specialized departments and professional schools, such 
as colleges of engineering, agriculture, medicine, veterinary 
medicine, dentistry, law, commerce, journalism, pharmacy, 
education, and theology. At the top of all is the Graduate 
School of Arts and Sciences, which developed out of the 
German philosophische fakultdt, which grants the degree of 
Ph.D. on the completion of at least three years' work in some 
special field of research. 

The forms of American university are two: (1) Univer- 
sities unconnected with colleges, such as Clark and the 
Catholic University of America. From both of these insti- 
tutions women are excluded. ('2) Universities united with 
colleges and professional and technical schools. The great 
majority of the American universities are of this latter type. 

The following departments are usually established by an 
American university: Philosophy, Psychology, Education, Po- 
litical Economy, Political Science, History, History of Art, 
Sociology and Anthropology, Household Administration, Com- 
parative Religion, Oriental Languages and Literatures, New 
Testament, Old Testament, Comparative Philology, Greek, 
Latin, Romance Languages, English, German, General Lit- 
erature, Mathematics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, 

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Chemistry, Geologj^, Geography, Zoology, Anatomy, Physi- 
ology, Botany, Pathology, Hygiene, Bacteriology, Public 
Speaking, and Physical Culture. An interesting accompani- 
ment of the American entry into the Great War is the estab- 
lishment of the department of Military Science and Tactics 
with an army officer as its professor. In addition to the 
regular courses in the university proper, the professional 
schools each have elaborate curricula of their own, that are 
open to the students in the university. 

Education of Women 

The higher education of women began with the found- 
ing of Mount Holyoke Seminary (now Mount Holyoke 
College) at South Hadley, Mass., in 1837, as the result of a 
campaign by Mary Lyon. But it was not until after the 
Civil War that the period of the establishment of women's 
colleges began. In 1855 Elmira College was founded, followed 
by Vassar (1861), Wells (1868), Smith (1871), Wellesley 
(1875), Bryn Mawr (1880), Mills (1885), Goucher (1888), 
and Rockford (1892). In the Middle West coeducational 
institutions developed early, and women were admitted on an 
equal footing with men. Oberlin Collegiate Institute (now 
Oberlin College) was opened in 1833 and offered instruction 
to women as well as to men. The third class of institutions 
for women comprises those affiliated with larger universities, 
among which are the following important colleges: Radcliffe 
(1879), affiliated with Harvard University; Newcomb Memo- 
rial (1886), affiliated with Tulane University; Western Uni- 
versity College for Women (1888); Barnard (1889), affiliated 
with Columbia University; and the Women's College of Brown 
University (1892). 

Administration 

The administration of an American College and Univer- 
sity is by no means uniform, but as a rule it consists of the 

following five bodies : 

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1. The Governing Board, often called the Board of Re- 
gents in state institutions and the Board of Trustees or 
Overseers or Fellows in private universities. 

2. The officers, comprising President, Secretary, Treas- 
urer, Registrar, Bursar, Comptroller, and Chaplain. 

3. The Faculty, which is graded as professors, associate 
professors, and assistant professors. In some institutions the 
professors constitute the "University Senate." Deans and 
head professors are appointed from tlie faculty. 

4. The Alumni Association, which comprises all graduates 
of any institution. 

5. The Undergraduate Body, which is organized into a 
Student Council. 

Entrance Requirements 

Admission to American Colleges is based on the com- 
pletion of a four-year course in a secondary school, which 
expressed in terms of "unit" is the equivalent of sixteen units. 
"A unit represents a year's stud}^ in any subject constituting 
approximately a quarter of a full year's work." Two methods 
of admission are: (1) by certificate from an accredited high 
school, prevailing in the West, and (2) by examination, usually 
followed in the East. 

Curriculum 

The College offers a four-year course leading to the 
Bachelor's degree, of which there are three distinctions, 
namely, A.B., B.S., and Ph.B. At -first the courses were 
prescribed, but now the elective system prevails, although 
absolutely free elective system is nowhere to be found. The 
usual custom is to make it partly elective and partly pre- 
scribed. The still later development known as the "group sys- 
tem" came to meet the needs of students, first put into 
practice at Johns Hopkins. The theory is that work should 

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be concentrated along certain lines to definite ends. Princeton 
was a pioneer in what is called the "preceptorial system" by 
which each student is carefully protected from negligence in 
study. The assistant professors are the preceptors, whose duty 
it is to meet the students in little groups to give advice and 
test the faithfulness and accuracy of their work. The so- 
called "honor system" endeavors to cultivate honesty in 
examinations. The offender is usually suspended. 

The semester plan is followed by most universities — the 
first semester extending from the latter part of September to 
early February, and the second semester terminating about 
the middle of June; in many institutions a summer session is 
conducted from the latter part of June until the middle of 
August. Some of the universities in California open in 
August and close in May. Mid-year examinations are given 
at the end of the first semester and final examinations at the 
close of the second semester. 

Expenses 

The tuition fee for collegiate instruction is from $40 a 
year to $150 or $'200. The courses in medicine, law, and 
dentistry are usually more expensive, averaging $200. The 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology charges $!250 a year, 
and $500 to students in naval engineering. 

Most state-aided institutions charge small fees and some- 
times no fee, as at the University of California. Non-resident 
fees are occasionally charged to foreign students; thus Wis- 
consin charges $100 in addition to the regular tuition. 

The living expenses vary from $15 to $48 a month, ac- 
cording to location and standard of living, although students 
of wealth spend as much as $4,000 a year. 

The student will find a great variety of educational in- 
stitutions; abundant opportunity is afforded for the pursuit 
of cultural studies and for extreme specialization in every 
branch of knowledge. Over 400,000 students are enrolled in 
institutions of higher learning in the United States, and the 

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annual cost of education in colleges and universities exceeds 
$100,000,000. For a complete list of schools, colleges, uni- 
versities, trade schools, etc., the reader is referred to the 
United States Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C. The 
annual report (two volumes) of the United States Commis- 
sioner of Education, containing complete list of colleges and 
universities, as well as other valuable information, may be 
secured upon application to the United States Bureau of 
Education. 

Scholarships and fellowships are available in almost all 
institutions. The Committee on Friendly Relations among 
Foreign Students is making a definite endeavor to secure 
more scholarships for students from abroad, to which certain 
generous responses have already come. There is usually a 
loan fund in every institution from which money may be 
borrowed without interest, to be returned after graduation. 

Opportunities for self-lielp are also abundant and an em- 
ployment bureau is usually conducted by the College Young 
Men's Christian Association. The commonest forms of work 
are: janitor service, care of furnaces, selling commodities, 
waiting on tables, clerical work, and tutoring. There is prac- 
tically no class distinction between the poor and the rich, in 
American universities. 

Information Concerning Typical Institutions 

In order to give the student some idea of the require- 
ments, facilities, and estimated annual expenses in different 
kinds of colleges and universities, the following statistical 
tables are printed: 

1. A State University located in a city of the IVIiddle West, 
with a population of 18,000; the total student enrol- 
ment exceeds 7,000 and the number of foreign students 
is about 200. A matriculation fee of $'-25.00 is charged 
all foreign students and a diploma fee of $10.00. 

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Schools 

or 

Departments 


Tuition 


AvcriKje Total Annual 

Expenses per Student 

Excluding Tuit ion 


Entrance 
Requirements 


Lemjth 

of 
Course 


College of 
Literature, 
Science, and the 
Arts 


%m 


Too great variation 
for "average" 


Four year High 
School course or 
equivalent 


4 years 


Colleges of 
Engineering and 
Architecture 


$87 


Books. $^2()-$^2o 
Lab., $10-30 
Instruments, $^25-$yO 


Four year High 
School course or 
equivalent 


4 years 


Medical School 


(includhig 
Lab. fees) 


Books, $1'20 


Two year col- 
lege course, 
including lan- 
guage, j)hysics, 
chemistry, and 
biology 


4 years 


Law School 


$77 


Books, $40 


Two year college 
course 


3 years 


College of 
Pharmacy 


$77 


Laboratorv, $30 
Books, $14 


Four year High 
School course or 
equivalent 


3 and 4 
years 


Homeopathic 
Medical School 


$1^20 
(including 
Lab. fees) 


Laboratory, $70 
Books, $'2.5 


Two year col- 
lege course, 
including lan- 
guage, physics, 
chemistry, and 
biology 


4 years 


College of 
Dental Surgery 


%Vll 


Books, Listrumenls, 
and Laboratory, $11.5 


Four year Higli 
School coiuse or 
e((uivalent 


4 ^•ears 


Graduate School 


$G2 


Too great variation 


Four year col- 


Indeter- 






for "average" 


lege course 


minate 



2. A Military Institute making moderate charges, located in 
a town of 8,500 population. 



Departments 


Tuition 


Average Total 
Expenses per i 


Annual 
Student, 


Entrance 


Lenqth 
of 


Civil 
Engineering 


$100 


Exclui 


ding T 

$37o 


uition 


Requirements 
12 units 


Course 
10 months 


Electrical 
Engineering 


$100 




$375 




12 units 


10 months 


Chemical 
Engineering 


$100 




$375 




12 units 


10 months 


Liberal Arts 


$100 




$375 




12 units 


10 months 



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3. A Polyteclinical Institute, located in a city of 75,000 popu- 
lation in an Eastern State. 



Departments 
Engineering 

Science 



Graduate 
School 



Average Total Annual 

Tuition Expenses per Student, 
Excluding Tuition 

$3.50 



$205 

$205 

$150 



$350 



$350 



Entrance 
Requirements 


Length 

of 
Course 


Usual 14 
units 


4 years 


Usual 14 
units 


4 years 


Must he a 
graduate of 
a first class 
college 


1 to 3 
years 



4. A Denominational (Church stipported) college in a city, of 
50,000 population, about four hours' journey from New 
York. 



Departments 


Tuition 


Average Total Annual 

Expenses per Student, 

Excluding Tuition 


Entrance 
Requirements 


Length 

of 
Coiirse 


Colleges of Arts 
and Pure Science 


$150 






$350 


l-iYz units, 
4 years 
standard 


4 years 
4 years 


Engineering 


$200 






$350 


High School 


4 years 


Chemistry 


$200 






$350 


or 
equivalent 


4 years 



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CHAPTER III 

COLLEGE LIFE 

Athletics 

Foremost among all the student activities stands athletics ; 
usually four types of teams are organized — baseball, football, 
basketball, and track. Track athletics includes running, jump- 
ing, weight-throwing, pole vaulting, and sometimes crews for 
boat racing. Other forms are hockey, fencing, tennis, etc., but 
the chief interest is in baseball in the spring and football in 
the fall. The teams are usually trained by a "coach" and 
members are selected from students who maintain a certain 
standard of scholarship. The greatest game of football is 
played between Harvard and Yale, and in 1916 the audience 
which assembled in the Yale Bowl to witness the game num- 
bered 70,000, and the gate receipts were over $140,000. 

Class spirit is strong in every college and frequently 
manifests itself in a "scrap" or "rush" between new students 
and upper class men; severe restrictions are sometimes im- 
posed upon freshmen — such as requiring them to wear a 
special cap — or render all kinds of menial service to the older 
men. 

In athletic circles the general custom prevails of award- 
ing the "varsity" letter (right to wear on sweater or cap the 
first letter of the university) to students who qualify as mem- 
bers of any university athletic team. 

Fraternities and Clubs 
Fraternities and sororities are important social organiza- 
tions of students. The first Greek letter fraternity was the 
<t>.B.K., an honorary society formed in the College of William 

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and Mary in 1776, membership in wliich is based on liigh 
scholarship. Later professional honorary fraternities were 
formed, such as T.B.Il. in engineering, Sigma Psi in science, 
etc. Out of this has developed a purely social type of fra- 
ternity, probably the oldest of which is (hi Phi, organized at 
Princeton in 1824, but its successors are quite unlike it in 
nature; consequently the first fraternity is thought to be the 
Kappa Alpha, organized at Union College in 1825. Today 
there are over 100 fraternities and sororities, with total mem- 
bership of more than 200,000. 

While some fraternities welcome congenial foreign stu- 
dents of similar social standing into their constituency, rela- 
tively few have become members. On the Pacific Coast some 
foreign students either own or rent their own club houses 
where they can enjoy social hours. 

Beside social clubs, there are other organizations for 
special purposes, namely, debating, dramatic, musical, literary, 
as well as clubs for specialized academic purposes, such as 
Cercle Fran9ais, Deutscher Verein, Philosophical Club, Engi- 
neering Club, etc. 

CoRDA Fratres — Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs 
— is a Federation of Clubs which are organized in many of 
the leading universities for the purpose of promoting inter- 
national good will by bringing into fellowship selected repre- 
sentatives of each nationality within a given university. The 
motto of the Cosmopolitan Club is "x\bove all nations is 
Humanity"; a monthly magazine is published in Urbana, 
Illinois, and an annual convention is held. In several uni- 
versities a clubhouse is maintained. The President for 1917 
is Professor H. A. Miller, Oberlin, Ohio. 

The Chinese Students' Alliance is an organization 
of all Chinese students in the United States. By means of 
annual conventions in different parts of the country, and by 
the publication of a monthly magazine, the chief aims of the 
Alliance are accomplished, namely, the promotion of acquaint- 

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ance and fellowship — the dissemination of knowledge regard- 
ing Chinese affairs, and unifying the work and interests of 
Chinese students in America; headquarters are maintained 
at present at 510 West 124th Street, New York. 

The Chinese Students' Christian x\ssoctation is a 
national organization of Chinese students interested in devel- 
oping Christian character. A bi-monthly magazine is pub- 
lished by the Association, committees are appointed in 
different sections of the country, and annual conferences are 
held; the General Secretary is Mr. S. J. Cliuan, 124 East 28th 
Street, New York. 

The Hindusthan Association of America is an organi- 
tion of British Indian students for the purpose of promoting 
the welfare of Indian students and giving the American stu- 
dents and professors accurate information regarding India 
and her j^eople. A monthly magazine is published at 504 
South Goodwin Street, Urbana, Illinois. The President for 
1917 is Mr. Rofidin Ahmed, 20 Rutland Square, Boston, 
Massachusetts. 

The Union of Christian Students of India seeks to 
develop Christian faith and character among Indian students. 
A monthly bulletin is issued; the President for 1917 is Mr. 
M. J. Patet, Central Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio. 

An Armenian Student Organization, national in scope, 
is maintained; the President for 1917 is Mr. M. D. H. Mou- 
sigian. Teachers College, New York. 

Similar organizations have been perfected by Greek and 
Korean students. 

Local clubs of Japanese students have been organized, 
likewise of Latin American students, but no national organi- 
zations have been perfected. 

College Journalism 
College Journalism has also been developed to a remark- 
able degree. The practice of issuing student papers began early 

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w 

Em 
'A 

O 



in tlie last century. Today almost every college has either a 
weekly or monthly. In larger universities regular daily 
papers are published. Harvard, Yale, and Cornell have as 
many as eight publications conducted by students and 
alunnii. 

College Young Men's Christl\n Associations 

The first college Young Men's Christian Associations 
were organized at the Uni^'ersity of Michigan and the Uni- 
versity of Virginia in 1858. In 1877 the intercollegiate divi- 
sion of the Association was formed. Since then the growth 
has l)een rapid, until there are at the present time 800 student 
Associations in schools and colleges, with a total membership 
of about 80,000. During the past year $400,000 were ex- 
pended for current expenses. 

The Association exists as a friendly adviser to the stu- 
dents who are surrounded with temptations of many kinds. 
Often emploj^ed secretaries are maintained, weekly meetings 
are held for devotional purposes, Bible classes are conducted 
within the college and in the neighborhood, settlement and 
other forms of social work are carried on, employment bu- 
reaus are operated, and summer conferences are planned. At 
the summer conferences a special inducement is offered to 
foreign students to attend by granting them the privilege of 
being the guests of the conference. 

In many universities a commodious building has been 
erected for the Association, equipped with social and com- 
mittee rooms, auditorium, reading room, and dormitories. 
Foreign students are most cordially welcomed to the mem- 
bership and privileges of the Association, and are invited to 
participate in its program of service. 

Summer Conferences 

x\nnually during ten days in June, North American stu- 
dents with their friends from abroad assemble in special 
conventions or encampments. The object of these meetings 

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Watku Sp(jkts at a Simmer Conference 

is the promotion of acquaintance and good will, and the 
development of Christian character; addresses are given by 
men of international prominence, groups are organized for the 
discussion of social, moral, and religious questions, and the 
afternoon of each day is devoted to healthful recreation and 
good fellowship. Nearly 400 foreign students attended these 
Conferences in 1910. Further information regarding location, 
dates, etc., may be obtained from the Committee on Friendly 
Relations among Foreign Students. 



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CHAPTER IV 
GENERAL ADVICE AND INFORMATION 

Hints from the Experience of Foreign Students 

1. Guard your health — take daily exercise in the open air, 

secure at least eight hours of sleep each night, eat 
slowly; drink plenty of pure water; play athletic games. 

2. When studying, concentrate all your powers on your task, 

protect yoiu- eyes by making sure of good light. 

3. Get acquainted with people, broaden yourself by attend- 

ing receptions and social gatherings where you can meet 
students from other nations. 

4. Read some of the best papers, magazines and books in 

order to keep up with the progress of events and ideas. 

5. Participate in some student activities — athletics, journal- 

ism, debating, dramatics, musical organizations, etc. 

6. Attend a student summer conference. 

7. Inspect some of the best organized social welfare institu- 

tions, such as settlements, playgrounds, hospitals, etc. 

8. Learn the cheers and songs of your college. 

9. Register your name and address with the Young Men's 

Christian Association Secretary or some person who can 
serve you in case of accident or sickness. 

10. Do not come to the United States without available re- 
sources to the amount of at least $500 gold and a work- 
ing knowledge of the English language. 

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How TO Spend the Summer Vacation 

Students away from home, who are not under the neces- 
sity of earning money, sometimes visit points of interest 
during the summer or go to popuhir summer resorts — while 
others attend summer school and pursue special reading 
courses. 

Those who desire to earn something seek employment in 
factories, offices, on farms, as chauffeurs, etc. 

Occasionally American friends entertain foreign students 
as their guests in the country or at the seashore. It is 
important that the student shall employ the summer so as 
to increase his physical, social, intellectual, and moral efficiency 
rather than in idleness and dissipation. 

Books on American Civilization 

The American Commonwealth — Bryce. 

The United States, with excursions to Mexico, Cuba, Porto 

Rico, and Alaska — Baedeker. 
As Others See Us — Brooks. 
Great American Universities — Slosson. 
America, The Land of Contrasts — Muirhead. 
The Spirit of America — Van Dyke. 

These books may be found in public libraries or ordered 
from Association Press, 124 East 28th Street, New York. 

Student Periodicals of Interest to Foreign Students 

The Student World — official magazine (quarterly) of The 
World's Student Christian Federation, 124 East 28th 
Street, New York. 

The North American Student — official magazine (monthly) 
of the North American Student Christian Movement, 25 
Madison Avenue, New York. 

Chinese Students' Monthly — official magazine of the Clii- 

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nese Students' Alliance in U. S. A., 510 West 124th Street, 
New York. 

Liu Mei Tsing Nien — official magazine (bi-monthly during 
academic year) of the Chinese Students' Christian Asso- 
ciation, 124 East 28th Street, New York. 

The Hindusthanee Student — official magazine (monthly) of 
the Hindusthan Association of America, Nalanda Club, 
Urbana, Illinois. 

The Cosmopolitan Student — official magazine (monthly) of 
Corda Fratres, Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs, Cham- 
paign, Illinois. 

The Japanese Student — magazine (monthly') representing 
Japanese students in U. S. A., 747 East 36th Street, 
Chicago, Illinois. 

Holidays in the United States of America 

Independence Day July 4th 

Labor Day First Monday in September 

Election Day . . Tuesday following first Monday in November 

Thanksgiving Day Last Thursday in November 

Christmas December 25th 

New Year January 1st 

Lincoln's Birthday February 12th 

Washington's Birthday February 22nd 

Memorial Day May 30th 

Money 

The dollar ($), divided into one hundred cents, is the 
unit of currency in the United States. Gold coins are not in 
general circulation, except on the Pacific Coast. The silver 
coins are the dollar, half-dollar, quarter, and dime; the five- 
cent piece is made of nickel, and the one cent is copper. 
Paper currency consists of treasury notes, gold and silver cer- 
tificates from one to ten thousand dollars. The silver dollar 
is in more general circulation in the western part of the 

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country than in the East. For convenience in sending money 
by mail, money orders may be purchased at any post office 
and at the offices of express companies. 

Time 

A standard of time for tlie United States was adopted in 
1883. Eastern time prevails from the Atlantic Coast to a 
line running through Detroit and Charleston; Central time 
(one hour slower) from this line to a line running from Bis- 
marck, North Dakota, to the mouth of the Rio Grande; 
Mountain time from the Bismarck line to the west boundary 
of Idaho and Arizona, and Pacific time for the remainder of 
the countrj^ When it is noon (twelve o'clock) in New York, 
it is eleven a. m. in Chicago, ten a. m. in Denver, and nine 
A. M. in San Francisco. 

Baggage 

Transportation costs about 2^ cents per mile, and each 
passenger is entitled to carry 150 pounds of baggage free, 
in addition to hand baggage. Trunks and heavy baggage 
should be checked and forwarded in the baggage car; if 
one shows one's railway ticket to the baggage master in 
the railway station, a check is attached to each article, and 
the railway company assumes responsibility for safe delivery 
of baggage to destination. The passenger may claim his 
baggage by presenting duplicate check at destination and 
arrange with a transfer company for its delivery to hotel or 
residence. In all railway stations there is a parcel check 
room, where packages, umbrellas, hand baggage, etc., may 
be checked at the rate of ten cents for each twenty-four 
hours or less. 

Street Cars, Carriages, and Taxicabs 

In practically every city the fare for street car, elevated, 
or subway is five cents, with privilege of transfer upon re- 
quest. The fare for carriage or taxicab varies according to 

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distance and number of persons, there being no service less 
than twenty -five cents. 

Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Offices 

Each city and village has a central post office and in 
larger cities there are branch offices. Mail boxes are located 
at intervals at street corners; stamps may })e purchased at 
hotels and in most drug stores. 

Offices of the Western I^nion and Postal Telegraph com- 
panies are located in the principal hotels, railway stations, 
and other parts of each city; the mininuun rate is twenty-five 
cents for a ten-word message. 

Local and long distance telephone stations are found in 
all hotels, railway stations, and office buildings; a charge of 
five cents is generally made for local calls. 

Climate 

The winter season extends from December to March, 
during which the temperature in the eastern and northern 
states varies from thirty degrees below zero to fifty degrees 
above zero Fahrenheit, and in the southern and Pacific Coast 
region from fifteen to eighty degrees above zero. 

The summer season covers the period from June to 
October, and the temperature varies from a minimum in 
the northern states of forty degrees to one hundred and ten 
degrees in the south. 

Places of Special Interest 

Among the scenic features of the United States which 
are most frequently visited are Niagara P'alls, Niagara, New 
York; Yellowstone Park, Montana; The Grand Canyon, Ari- 
zona; The Yosemite Valley and the big trees of California; 
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. 

Students will enjoy a visit to Washington, the Capital of 
the Nation, where they may see not only the government 
buildings, including the Capitol and White House, but also 

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the Washington and Lincoln monuments, the Library of 
Congress, the Pan-American L^nion Building, the Corcoran 
Art Gallery, Red Cross Building, Smithsonian Institution, 
National Museum, etc. 

The Metropolitan Art Museum in New York, Boston 
Public Library, and scores of other museums and galleries 
are worthy of a visit. 

Societies of Special Interest to Foreign Students 

The American Asiatic Association, '-ISO Madison Avenue, 
New York City, is composed of members who are interested 
in the commercial, industrial, and social relations between the 
United States and Oriental nations. Asia, an illustrated 
monthly magazine, is the official journal of the Association. 

The Japan Society, 165 Broadway, New York City, seeks 
to promote friendly relations between the United States and 
Japan, and to diffuse among the American people a more 
accurate knowledge of the people of Japan. Lectures and 
entertainments are given and a monthly bulletin is issued to 
members. 

The Pan-American Society, 15 Broad Street, New York 
City, is organized to promote acquaintance among represen- 
tative men of the LTnited States and those of the other Re- 
publics of x\inerica by showing hospitality and attention to 
visitors from the Latin American Republics. 

The Pan-American Union, Washington, D. C, is active in 
Ijringing the Americas into more intimate relationship; an il- 
lustrated monthly magazine is pul)lished, official receptions 
are given, and lectures are often delivered by representatives 
of the LTnion. 



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ALFRED COLLEGE 

ALFRED, N. Y. 

UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE COURSE 
IN SCIENCE AND ARTS 

Xecnnical courses in Ceramic Engineering and Applied Art. 
Expenses moderate. 

Catalogue on application. Address 

BOOTHE COLWELL DAVIS, President 

ALFRED, N. Y. 



ATLANTA UNIVERSITY 

(Chartered 1867) ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Opened 1869) 

ATLANTA UNIVERSITY is an institution established for the Chris- 
tian and liberal education of youth, regardless to race, sex, or color. 
It was chartered for this purpose fifty years ago, and has in this 
time sent out almost nine hundred colored young men and women, as gradu- 
ates of normal school and college. They have been almost universally suc- 
cessful in positions of influence and responsibility. 

Atlanta University is finely located in the city of Atlanta and surrounded 
by an ample campus. It possesses seven attractive brick buildings well 
equipped for classes of high school and collegiate grade, and for the purposes 
of the boarding department. There are also excellent facilities for instruc- 
tion in manual trainip.g and domestic science. The buildings are fitted with 
modern plumbing, and the surroundings are sanitary and wholesome. 

The boarding department accommodates one hundred and sixty pupils, 
who are surrounded with helpful home influences. The fare is simple and 
wholesome. Athletics and the customary student literary and religious 
societies are encouraged. Excellence in character and success in class- 
room work are factors of prime importance. 

Applicants for admission to Atlanta University preparatory courses must 
have completed eight grades of grammar-school work or its equivalent. The 
cost of board and tuition in the normal school and college is $17 a month. 
In cases of need some reduction from this amount is possible. 
Eor further information, address 

President, Edward T. Wark, 
Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia 

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AMHERST COLLEGE 

AT AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS 

A College of Liberal Arts and Sciences — Founded in 1S21 
Alexander Meiklejohn, Ph.D., LL.D., President 

COURSES OF STUDY 

THE College offers a four years' course leading to the degree 
of Bachelor of Arts; also a graduate course of one year 
leading to the degree of Master of Arts. 
Undergraduate courses may be so arranged that graduates can 
obtain degrees from technical schools by two years of additional 

^*"^^" ADMISSION 1917 

For admission without conditions fourteen points are required. 
Candidates who lack the full entrance requirement must present at 
least eleven and one-half points including not less than two in 
English, two in an ancient language, and one in mathematics. Those 
who are admitted with either two points or three points in Latin 
may remove their conditions in this subject by doing a corresponding 
amount of extra work in Greek in college. 

Entrance Examinations, June 18-23, are those of the College 
Entrance Examination lioard, held at Amherst and elsewhere. 

Entrance Examinations, September 12-18, are held at Amherst. 

Graduates of certain preparatory schools are admitted on cer- 
tificate, without examination. The certificates and pass cards of the 
New York State Board of Regents are accepted in place of ex- 
aminations. 

The Porter Admission Prize of $50 is awarded annually for 
the best examinations on entrance subjects. 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

The academic year includes thirty-six weeks of term time, the 
courses of study being arranged by semesters of eighteen weeks 
each. There is a Christmas vacation of two weeks, a Spring recess 
of eight days, and a Summer vacation of thirteen weeks. Com- 
mencement Day is the Wednesday before the last Wednesday in 
June. 

The tuition fee is $140 per year. The privileges of Pratt Gym- 
nasium, Morgan Library, etc., are free to all students. 

The annual award of fellowships and prizes exceeds $3,000. 

The beneficiary funds of the College aggregate $350,000. 

The College Library contains 110,000 volumes. 

Pratt Field and ITitchcock Field afford ample facilities for 
athletic sports. 

Requests for catalogues and for information regarding entrance 
requirements, scholarships, etc., should be addressed to the Secre- 
tary of the Faculty, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. 

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BELOIT COLLEGE 

BELOIT, WISCONSIN 

Founded in 1846 
EDWARD D. EATON, President 



IT is probably no mere accident that a Chinese lad of sixteen years, 
having left his preparatory school in Shanghai and entered Beloit 
College, could, in April, 1917 (within two and one-half years after 
entering), win for his college a State contest in oratory and later come within 
one point of winning the Inter-State Oratorical Contest in which he com- 
peted against carefully chosen representatives from colleges and universities 
in a large number of states. 

Such a record is possible only in an institution in which a Foreign Stu- 
dent receives the largest possible amount of personal instruction from com- 




C. LiKig & Go. 



BELOIT COLLEGE CAMPUS 



petcnt teachers who have at their disposal ample equipment and who find 
in the student at least a fair amount of ability. 

A large endowment and a painstaking search for desirable teachers make 
possible competent instruction. Ample income provides needed apparatus and 
equipment and a not-too-large number of students enables the instructors to 
give careful attention to the needs of the individual student. 

These are reasons why Beloit College is a desirable institution for 
Foreign Students. For full information and illustrated bulletins address 
E. H. Light, General Secretary, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, U. S. A. 



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■' ■ '* fi h \ (ft 




New Swimmim Pool, 60 x 120 feet 



Red-Blooded Boys at <S^ 



Red-blooded boys come to Culver from all parts of the country. It is a 
school that never does anything by halves. We receive the best and give the 
best in equipment, facilities and service. The new swimming pool shown 
above is four times the size of the average swimming pool, and the new riding 
hall is large enough to maneuver 150 horses. 

Preparedness has a real meaning at Culver. Boys who feel the thrills of 
patriotism will find it their ideal school. Culver gives what is admittedly the 
most thorough military training of any private military school. Address 

THE COMMANDER, CULVER, INDIANA (On Lake Maxinkuckee) 




MEN AND WOMEN— fifty thousand of them— 
occupy prominent and responsible relations to the 
business world. Ambition plus Eastman training 
will make YOU eligible to a good situation and 
a high salary. 

EASTMAN graduates are in demand. At 
Eastman you can qualify in a single year for rapid advance- 
ment to an executive position. Persons desirous of becoming 
successful accountants, bookkeepers, correspondents, secretaries, 
advertisement writers, stenographers, or teachers of commercial 
branches will find at Eastman a most attractive opportunity for instruction, 
study, and practice. 

Under the Eastman system of training students operate practice banks, 
retail and wholesale business, real estate, insurance, brokerage, and railway 
offices. Accountancy, Banking, Civil Service, Secretarial and Teachers' 
Courses. Stenography, Stenotypy, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Business Eng- 
lish, Advertising, Salesmanship, Penmanship, etc., taught by experienced, 
efficient, and faithful teachers. 

Heathful and attractive location in the Hudson valley. All Y. M. and 
Y. W. C. A. privileges open to Eastman students. Terms moderate. $128 
deposited at time of enrolment pays all expenses, except clothing, laundry, 
and pocket money, for three months. Students enrol and begin work every 
week day. Write for handsome, illustrated prospectus. 

Address CLEMENT C. GAINES, M.A., LL.D., Box 601, Poughkeepsie, 
New York. 



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GROVE CITY COLLEGE 

A NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE 

Convenient location in Pennsylvania on B. & L. E. R. R., midway 
between Pittsburgh and Erie. 

Healthful conditions ; high elevation and mountain sand water. 

A co-educational college with unusually fine dormitories for men and 
for women. 

New Gymnasium. Large Athletic Field. 

Departments : Collegiate ; Preparatory ; Music ; Business ; Fine Arts. 

Strong Faculty. Democratic Student Body. 

Expenses Moderate. Opportunities for Self-Help. 

EXTENSIVE SUMMER WORK 

For catalogue or information address 

THE PRESIDENT 

GROVE CITY COLLEGE GROVE CITY. PA. 



LAFAYETTE COLLEGE 

EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA 

Chartered 1826 

A COLLEGE for men offering courses extending through four 
years in the liberal arts and sciences, and technical courses 
in civil, electrical, mechanical and mining engineering, in 
chemistry and chemical engineering. A special two year pre-medical 
course is offered to students preparing for the medical profession. 

Easton is situated on the Delaware river, two hours distant by 
rail from New York City or from Philadelphia. 

For full information address 

William Mackay Smith, Registrar. 



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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 

THE Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded in Boston in 
1861 hy charter from the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts. 
It has now two thousand students in Architecture, Science and 
Engineering, these students heing drawn from every state in the Union and 
from fifty foreign countries. Its School of Architecture has its headquar- 
ters in Boston, while the schools of science and engineering occupy a mag- 
nificent group of buildings on the banks of the Charles River in the adjoining 
city of Cambridge. These buildings were erected in igi6 at a cost of six 
millions of dollars and equipped with the existing machinery of the Institute 
and with new apparatus costing nearly a million dollars. The grounds on 
which these buildings are erected are about fifty acres in extent. There is 
an excellent athletic field, dormitory accommodations, gymnasium and res- 
taurant and a notable building designed as a Club House for the students 
and a center of their social life. 

There are fifteen distinct courses of study leading to the Bachelor's 
degree, in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering 
and Metallurgy, Architecture, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Biology and 
Public Health, Physics, General Science, Chemical Engineering, Sanitary 
Engineering, Geology, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Electro- 
chemistry and Engineering Administration. There is provision for advanced 
study and research leading to rhe higher degrees of Master and Doctor. 

By an agreement with Harvard University, students who pursue the 
courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in either Civil, Mechan- 
ical, Electrical, or Mining Engineering, have all the rights and privileges 
of students in the professional schools of Harvard University. By pursuing 
any one of these courses, students may become graduates of both Harvard 
University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

The entrance requirements are in general similar to those of the other 
leading educational institutions in the United States and the training given 
in the best high schools will afford suitable preparation. Attention must 
be paid, however, to certain subjects that are indispensable as a foundation 
for the future work at the Institute. For detailed information application 
should be made to the Secretary of the Faculty, Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

The courses leading to the Bachelor's degree are four years in duration 
and the tuition fee is $250 per annum. In addition, there is a fee of $8 per 
annum for athletic and social privileges and for medical attendance under 
certain conditions. In some courses deposits are required to cover the cost 
of supplies and breakage. Special facilities for research are provided in 
the research laboratories of Physical Chemistry, the research laboratories of 
Applied Chemistry, the Sanitary Research laboratories, the Research Division 
of the Department of Electrical Engineering and the very extensive labora- 
tories of the Mechanical Engineering Department. A School for Health 
Officers is maintained in cooperation with Harvard University. A unique 
opportunity for the study of Industrial Chemistry is afforded in the School 
of Chemical Engineering Practice which is maintained by the Institute in 
cooperation with five of the leading companies in dififerent states of the 
Union that are engaged in developing the chemical industries of the country. 



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A GREAT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 

The University of Michigan, a State institution of learning, is truly 
national in its spirit and influence, its student body representing every 
State and Territory in the Union and many foreign countries. It com- 
prises eight schools and colleges — the College of Literature, Science and 
the Arts; the Colleges of Engineering and Architecture; the Medical 
School; the Law School; the College of Pharmacy; the Homeopathic 
Medical School; the College of Dental Surgery; and the Graduate School. 
With these schools and colleges, associated on one campus, an enrolment 
of over 7,500 students gives Michigan the largest undergraduate com- 
munity in the United States. The distinctive characteristics of Michigan 
are its cosmopolitanism and democracy, ideals which have been cherished 
by the University since its founding in 1837. 

The campus of the University of Michigan includes a forty-acre 
square, together w^ith numerous adjacent sites, and fifty-two college 
buildings. Facilities for field work are afforded by an eighty-acre 
forestry farm and a 2,200-acre tract for engineering field w^ork and 
biological research. The men's athletic grounds, known as Ferry Field, 
embrace forty acres and are completely equipped for all varieties of 
college sports. Forty acres will soon be added as an extension to this 
field. These grounds, together with a well-appointed athletic club house 
and a commodious gymnasium, provide almost every convenience for 
physical training. 

The social life of the University centers in the Michigan Union, a 
club whose membership includes undergraduates, alumni, and faculty. A 
new $750,000 club house is now in process of construction. This splendid 
structure is made possible by subscriptions from alumni and former 
students of the University, who have undertaken to raise one million 
dollars for the project. It will be named in honor of the late Dr. James 
B. Angell, w^hose thirty-eight years of service as its president placed 
Michigan in the foremost rank as an institution of higher learning. 

Numerous academic and social societies furnish opportunities for 
students to develop their aptitudes. These organizations include dra- 
matic clubs, debating and literary societies, and groups devoted to 
professional and technical interests and to journalistic enterprises. The 
Cosmopolitan Club, an organization for foreign students, is one of the 
most active societies on the campus. It conducts a lecture bureau, a 
class in international relations, and annually presents an entertainment 
for providing a loan fund for needy foreign students. 

Ann Arbor, the seat of the University, is a beautiful little city of 
eighteen thousand inhabitants. The Huron River furnishes excellent 
boating and canoeing facilities. Detroit, with a population of nearly a 
million, is an hour's ride from the University. The annual fee entitles 
each student to medical attendance during the year and admittance 
to all the athletic events. It is estimated that forty per cent of the 
students are at least partially self-supporting. Student employment 
bureaus provided over 4,000 "jobs" last year. Michigan stands for 
equal opportunity for all and special privilege for none. 

For further information, address the secretary of the University, 

SHIRLEY W. SMITH, 

Ann Arbor, Michigan. 



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MISSOURI 
SCHOOL OF MINES 

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 



FOUR YEAR COURSES IN 

Mining Engineering 

Civil Engineering 

Metallurgical Engineering 

Chemical Engineering 
Electrical Engineering 

Mechanical Engineering 

General Science 



ADDRESS 

DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF MINES 
ROLLA, MO. 



Established 1871 



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OBERLIN COLLEGE 

OBERLIN, OHIO 
HENRY CHURCHILL KING, D.D.. LL.D., President 

Legal Title : "The Board of Trustees of Oberlin College" 




MEMORIAL ARCH 

TKis Arch was erected in 1903 in honor of certain m ssionaries of the 
American Board, many of whom w^ere Oberlin graduates, who suffered martyr- 
dom in China in 1900 in the Boxer Uprising. 

DEPARTMENTS 

TKe College oi Arts and Sciences. 

Tne Graduate School of Theology. 

The Conservatory oi Music 

Oberlin has always been a cosmopolitan school ana its alumni 
and students have usually wide circles of friendships. During the 
year 1916-17 the total enrolment of students was 1631. Of this 
number 81 students came to Oberlin from foreign countries, 18 
foreign countries being represented in this number. 

The Teaching Staff nvimbers 152. 

Correspondence w^ith reference to admission and requests for 
catalogues and books of views should be addressed to 

GEORGE M. JONES, Secretary. 



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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 




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HALL OF FAME, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS 

EW YORK UNIVERSITY, founded in 1831, conducts Its work 
in three main centers. 

On the campus at University Heights, overlooking the valleys of the 
Harlem and the Hudson, are tw^o colleges: 

1. The College of Arts and Pure Science offers a four -year course leading to 
the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. 

2. The School of Applied Science offers a four -year course in Civil, Chemical, 
Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, leading to appropriate degrees. Graduate 
work for advanced degrees. 

At FIRST AVENUE AND TWENTY -SIXTH STREET 

opposite Bellevue Hospital 

1 . The University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, open to students 
with two years of collegiate preparation. Medical Preparatory course of the 
College of Arts and Pure Science provides the required professional training. 
Degree of Bachelor of Science in Medicine granted at the end of the second year 
of the medical course. M.D. granted at end of the fourth year of the medical 



2. The New York State Veterinary College established at New York University 
offers a three-year course leading to the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Science. 

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UNIVERSITY BUILDING AT WASHINGTON SQUARE 

T Washington Square, the original site of the University, now in 
the heart of the business district of the city, are located five schools : 

1. The School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, offering a course of busi- 
ness training either in the evening or during the day, leading to the degree of 
Bachelor of Commercial Science. Two branches, one in the Wall Street district 
and one in Brooklyn. A Graduate Division open only to college graduates, offer- 
ing the degree of Master of Business Administration. 

2. The School of Law, offering a three -year course leading to the degree of 
Bachelor of Laws, or Juris Doctor (for college graduates). Additional year of 
graduate study in the historical and philosophical aspects of the Law, leading to 
advanced degrees. 

3. Washington Square College, offering a four -year course leading to regular 
collegiate degrees, with liberal opportunities to coordinate college work with pro- 
fessional training in business, law, pedagogy, etc. 

4. School of Pedagogy, offering a professional graduate course in education, 
leading to advanced degrees in pedagogy. 

5. Graduate School open only to college graduates and offering courses 
leading to advanced degrees. 

The Summer School offers courses both at University Heights and at Washington 
Square. The session for 1917 opens July 2nd, and closes six weeks later, Aug. 10th. 
For further information regarding the University, or any of its schools, address 
The Registrar, New York University, Washington Square, New York. 

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For the Training of Educators 

GEORGE PEABODY COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS is 
organized to supplement and reen force all the existing agen- 
cies for the training of teachers, to continue and extend the 
opportunities offered elsewhere. 

The College sets for itself four main tasks : 

1. A more advanced and extensive training for the present teach- 
ing force who may need and desire to profit through the unusual 
group of professional subjects offered. 

2. The training of additional teachers and leaders who are will- 
ing to undertake a thoroughgoing four years' preparation in those 
fields emphasized by the College, leading to a bachelor's degree. The 
work of this group is outlined to prepare them to serve in regular 
school work as supervisors, high school teachers, principals, and 
superintendents. 

3. The preparation of teachers and leaders in those fields of 
service which demand an unusual training and special equipment not 
found in other accessible teacher-training agencies. Opportunities 
for such work are offered in the Division of Practical Arts, which 
embraces both the industrial arts and home economics, and in the 
Seaman A. Knapp School of Country Life. 

4. Opportunities for qualified graduate students to undertake 
higher professional courses leading to advanced degrees. This 
group will look forward to service as teachers and executives in 
normal schools and college departments of education, and in admin- 
istrative positions for the larger cities, county school systems, and 
state departments of education. 

All the work of George Peabody College for Teachers is organ- 
ized to prepare each student for effective work in some specific line 
of educational endeavor. To this end the courses are combined into 
various groups to give the needed preparation for such types of 
workers as the following: 

(a) Teachers of education in high schools, normal schools, colleges and 
universities. 

(b) Supervisors and superintendents for city school and county systems. 

(c) Principals of elementary schools and high schools. 

(d) Teachers of agriculture, industrial arts, and home economics in elementary 
schools. 

(e) Teachers and heads of departments in academic subjects in high schools 
and normal schools. 

(f) Farm demonstrators. 

(g) Organizers and directors of boys' and girls' clubs. 

The College year is divided into four quarters. Students may 
enter on June 14 (also July 21, the second half of Summer Quarter), 
Oct. I, Jan. 2, and March 26. Degrees of B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. 

George Peabody College for Teachers 

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 

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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 

With new buildings — new gymnasium — new athletic 
field — near one of the foremost reference libraries 
in the world — and the practical applications offered 
by the great Pittsburgh Industrial Center — the 
University of Pittsburgh presents exceptional facil- 
ities for laying the foundation of successful careers. 

For Catalog or other information, address 

S. B. LiNHART, Secretary of the University 

BIGELOW BOULEVARD, PITTSBURGH, PA. 



THE AMERICAN COLLEGE 

has been pronounced by many to be the most important single 
contribution which America has made to the process of education. 

As distinguished from the Universities the College does not 
offer professional or vocational training, but speciaHzes in four years 
of broad cultural education which is held to be the best foundation 
for later specialization and the most ample and complete preparation 
for life. 

Pomona College, Claremont, California, is the largest institution 
of the College type west of the Rocky Mountains, and has the 
peculiar advantage of location in Southern California. 

Address the Secretary of the Cosmopolitan Club or the Regis- 
trar of Pomona College, Claremont, California. 



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PURDUE UNIVERSITY 

LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, U. S. A. 



PURDUE UNIVERSITY is an institute of technology estab- 
lished and maintained by Federal and State government, 
located near the center of population of the United States : 
necessary expenses low : facilities for the study of agriculture, engi- 
neering and physical sciences exceptional : a faculty of over two 
hundred specialists: extensive physical, chemical, biological, elec- 
trical, steam engineering laboratories, shops, etc. The agricultural 
department has one thousand acres of land, herds, orchards, gardens, 
and experimental plats. 

Courses of study include chemical, mechanical, civil and elec- 
trical engineering, science, forestry, pharmacy, normal training for 
teachers, domestic science, and agriculture. A modern gymnasium, 
athletic field, library and auditorium afford full opportunities for 
mental and physical recreation. 

The Cosmopolitan Club, an international fraternity, has a thriv- 
ing chapter. Foreign students are welcome and given every encour- 
agement and opportunity to pursue their studies. 



Address: The Registrar, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. 

U. S. A. 



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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

TROY, NE^A^ YORK 
The Oldest School of Engineering in America 



GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS 



UNDERGRx\DUATE courses leading to the degrees of Civil 
Engineer (C.E.), Mechanical Engineer (M.E.), Electrical 
Engineer (E.E.), Chemical Engineer (Ch.E.), and Bachelor 
of Science (B.S.). 

Graduate courses leading to Masters' and Doctors' degrees in 
engineering and science. 



Unsurpassed new Mechanical, Electrical, Physical, and 
Testing Laboratories 



Six hundred and eighty-seven students are at present enrolled, 
each one of v^^hom receives individual instruction daily. 

Students have come to the Institute from all the states of the 
Union and from many foreign countries, including Argentina, the 
Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Chili, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, 
England, Germany, Hawaii, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Japan, 
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Porto Rico, Russia, San 
Domingo, Spain, Turkey, and Venezuela. 



The graduates of the Institute are eminent in various branches 
of engineering and science all over the world and they have been 
responsible for many of the most noted engineering achievements. 



For Catalogue and illustrated pamphlets apply to W. B. Nugent, 
Registrar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y. 



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THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 

ROCHESTER, a city of 250,000 inhabitants, is one of the most active 
and progressive centers of business and civic Hfe in America. It 
ofifers to students the opportunity of pursuing their studies under 
the stimulus and interests of such a Hfe in conditions of unusual whole- 
someness for a young man's physical, moral, and intellectual development. 

The University of Rochester maintains two colleges of arts and science 
— a college for men founded in 1850, and a college for women established 
in 1900. 

It conducts four courses of studj% each four years in length. The Arts 
Course, leading to the degree Bachelor of Arts ; the Science Course, leading 
to the degree Bachelor of Science ; the course in Mechanical Engineering, 
leading to the degree Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; and 
the course in Chemical Engineering, leading to the degree Bachelor of Science 
in Chemical Engineering. 

The faculty of instruction numbers forty-six. The Library is modern, 
scientific laboratories are new and thoroughly equipped. Tuition and living 
expenses are moderate. 

For information and catalogue, address 

Rush Rhees, President 

The University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 



ROLLINS COLLEGE 

WINTER PARK, FLORIDA 

For twenty years patronized very largely by Cuban and Spanish 
students. 

Maintains four years College Course, four years Preparatory 
Course and Departments of Music and Applied Arts, Domestic 
Arts and Business. 

Special Courses for Spanish Speaking Students. 

Three Spanish Speaking Instructors. 

For catalogue and other information, address 

GEORGE MORGAN WARD, D.D., LL.D. 

President 

WINTER PARK, FLORIDA 



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THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF 
FORESTRY AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 

Syracuse, New York 

FOUR-YEAR undergraduate courses in Technical Forestry, Paper and 
Pulp Making, Lumijering, and various phases of Forest Utilization 
as well as courses in City Forestry are given in the College at Syra- 
cuse. The College oflfers unusual advantages for specialization along technical 
lines and special opportunities for post-graduate v^ork leading to the advanced 
degrees of Master of Forestry, Master of City Forestry, and Doctor of 
Philosophy. 

The State Forest E.xpcriment Station of 90 acres at Syracuse and an 
excellent Forest Library. offer unusual opportunities for research. 

At Wanakena in the Adirondacks the College maintains the New York 
State Ranger School for the instruction of trained Forest Rangers, Guards, 
etc. This course is of one year's duration, and is intensely practical. Tlie 
School Forest of 1,800 acres provides opportunity for experiment and prac- 
tice. 

For furtlier particulars, address 

The New York State College of Forestry 

Syracuse, New York 



THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN, TEXAS 

THE University of Texas, founded in 1883, is open to lioth men and 
women on equal terms, and grants all degrees (except honorary) 
usually given by any first-class American university. Tuition is free 
to all. It is possible for an economical student to live comfortably for a 
session of nine months for $350. The University is in continuous session 
for the twelve months of the year, except for a short recess in September. 
The organization consists of the College of Arts, Law Department, Engineer- 
ing (civil, electrical, minnig, mechanical). Department of Education, Bureau 
of Economic Geology and Technology, Medical Department (located at 
Galveston), The Department of Extenj-ion. The University has recently 
established well-equipped schools of Business Administration, Home Econom- 
ics and Journalism. 

Tlie library consists of about 150,000 volumes, the faculty numbers 300 
(including student assistants), and the annual enrollment reaches 5,000 stu- 
dents. The annual income of the institution for the past two years has been 
more than $1,000,000. 

Numerous courses are offered by correspondence, and the institution 
affords exceptional advantages to students from Mexico and South America 
or to students who plan to make their homes in these countries. Catalogues 
and illustrated printed matter will be furnished all applicants. Address 

E. J. Mathews, Registrar, Austin, Texas 
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TEACHERS COLLEGE 

Columbia University, New York City 

N its School of Education, Teachers College Differs to advanced students 
of both sexes courses of study giving professional preparation for such 
positions as 

Superintendent or principal of schools 

Instructor in education in a college 

Instructor in a normal school 

Head of a training school 

Head of an academic department 

Director or supervisor of vocational education 

Teacher in secondary or elementary scnools 

Supervisor of kindergartens 

Expert in educational surveys 

Teacher or supervisor in foreign schools 

These curricula lead to the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of 
Philosophy and to Teachers College diplomas. 

Opportunity is also ofifered for specialization in religious education, in 
missionary education, and in foreign schools systems. 

The director of the School of Education acts as adviser to foreign stu- 
dents. Every effort is made to adjust the program of study of each foreign 
student to serve his particular needs. 

The School of Practical Arts offers to both men and women instruction 
both in education and technology relating directly to fine arts, household arts, 
industrial arts, music, nursing and health, and physical education. Its 
curricula lead to the degrees of Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and 
Master of Arts, and to Teachers College diplomas certifying to preparation 
as teachers and supervisors of various lines of practical arts. 

During the past year over loo foreign students, representing 29 different 
countries, have been enrolled in Teachers College. The alumni of Teachers 
College are now holding positions of educational leadership in every part of 
the world. 

There are scholarships open to foreign as well as other students. There 
are also certain special scholarships for missionary workers. 

Teachers College has, during its academic year, an enrollment of 2,450 
matriculated students (besides 5,000 Summer Session students), a teaching 
staff of over 300 specialists, and an unsurpassed equipment. Its annual 
expenditures, used exclusively for training teachers, exceed one million 
dollars. 

The next academic year begins September 19, 191 7, and ends June S, 1918. 
There are summer sessions of six weeks each beginning July 9, 1917, and 
July 8, 1918. 

Both for the summer session and for the academic year 1917-18 Teachers 
College is making a more generous offering than ever before. There will 
be no change or reduction in this offering due to the war. The full sessions 
will be carried on as usual. 

For further information and for Announcements of the School of 
Education or the School of Practical Arts address the Secretary of 
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City. 



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University of Virginia 

University, Va., U. S. A. 

EDWIN A. ALDERMAN, LL.D., President 

Departments represented — 
The College 

The Department of Graduate Studies 
The Department of Law 
The Department of Medicine 
The Department of Engineering 

Loan funds available. All other expenses reduced to a min- 
imum. Send for catalogue. 

Howard Winston 

Re^nstrar 



PREPAREDNESS THAT PREPARES 

FOR THE 

Stern Duties of Life and the Strict Demand of College 
AT WILBRAHAM ACADEMY 

WILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 

The Plant — Five Brick Buildings, including modern Gymnasium. 
Athletic Field, Campus and School Farm of 250 acres. 

The Plan — Strictly Limited Enrolment — 60 Boys. Small classes 
and systematic work. Strong Teaching Force. Spirit 
of a Refined Home. 

The Price — The yearly rate includes all necessary expenses — board, 
room, (each boy alone) instruction, heat, light, etc. — 
$6oo-$7oo. 

Illustrated Catalogue on Request 
GAYLORD WILLIAM DOUGLASS, M.A., Headmaster 

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VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE 

LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA Founded 1839 

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES 

THE attention of all who are interested in education is respect- 
fully called to the special advantages now ofifered by the 
Virginia Military Institute. Among these advantages are : 

I. Its Distinctive Military System. This has secured for it 
the name of the "West Point of the South." It tends to muscular 
development and physical health by an enforced regularity in food, 
sleep and exercise. It creates habits of promptitude, order, dis- 
cipline and subordination. It fosters self-reliance and force of per- 
sonal character by removing, all extraneous distinctions, and casting 
each youth, whatever his antecedent circumstances, on his own indi- 
vidual responsibility. It is equal, uniform and wholesomely restrain- 
ing, without rigor. 

II. Its Distinctive Academic Curriculum. This embraces 
the study of English, history, French or Spanish, German or Latin, 
mathematics, physics, geology, mineralogy, biology, mechanics, sur- 
veying, chemistry, drawing, business law, political science. 

III. Its Technical Scientific Courses, and Course of Lib- 
eral Arts. Provision is made for the members of the second class 
to elect between the courses of civil engineering, of analytical and ap- 
plied chemistry, of electrical engineering, and of liberal arts. These 
courses are of two years' duration and the scientific courses are illus- 
trated by continuous field and laboratory practice. The department 
of engineering is thoroughly equipped with instruments and models ; 
and the chemical, i)hysical, electrical, and mineralogical laboratories 
have all apjjliances for thorough practical instruction. 

IV. Its Distinctive System of Instruction : namely, the 
dividing of classes into sections, whereby the students are accurately 
graded, and each secures a share of the personal attention of the 
instructor. The success of the educational work of the school turns 
largely on this method. 

V. Its Economy. The expenses are $475 a year. This estimate 
includes tuition, board, fuel and lights, washing, room rent, medical 
attendance of the most careful character, clothing, books, stationery, 
and all necessary expenses, and falls below that of any institution 
of like grade in this country. This estimate is exclusive of outfit, 
and must be understood as an average for the entire term, the first 
year being of necessity the most costly. 

Address all communications to 

The Post Adjutant 
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, U. S. A. 

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 
IRA N. HOLLIS, President 

A College of Engineering, Chemistry, and Science in a city of 
neariy 200,000 inhabitants, the seat of widely diversified industries. 

It offers Four Year Courses of Instruction in 

Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical 
Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, General Science 

leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science. 

It also offers Graduate Courses leading to Advanced and 
Professional Degrees in Science and Engineering. 

It has Laboratories for Experimental Work in 

Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 

Steam Engineering, Electric Railway Engineering, 

Gas Engineering, High Potential Currents, 

Hydraulic Engineering, Physics, 

Civil Engineering, General Chemistry, 

Sanitary Engineering, Industrial Chemistry. 

The well equipped WASHBURN SHOPS, operated as commercial shops, 
with their own labor organization, offer unusual facilities for prac- 
tical work under commercial conditions, also for a course in Shop 
Management. These shops include Foundry, Machine Shop, 
Pattern Shop, Forge Shop, a Power Plant. The Water 
Power is located at Chaft'ins. 

The Institute has a new gymnasium and a fine athletic field. It 
encourages athletics within proper limits, also many other social 
activities. It supports a well-organized Young Men's Christian 
Association, with Secretary. 

In 1916-17 the professors and instructors number about sixty, 
the student body about 540. 

Tuition, including Laboratory and Gyinnasium fees, $170. 

Annual expenses need not exceed $500. Many scholarships 
available. 

For catalogue giving full details as to entrance requirements, 
studies, and graduates, address 

THE REGISTRAR 

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, 

Worcester, Mass. 



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THE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY 

YALE UNIVERSITY 

'PHE Yale School of Forestry was founded in 1900 as a department of Yale University. It is 
-*- devoted to instruction and research in all branches of forestry. 

A two-years' technical course leading to the degree of Master of Forestry is offered to grad- 
uates of approved universities and colleges. Those who do not hold a degree in Arts, Science or 
Philosophy, but whose scholastic training meets the approval of the faculty, may also be admitted 
to the School. Special courses, advanced courses and research are also offered, to meet the 
demand of advanced and special students. 

The two years' technical course is designed to prepare men for professional work in forestry. 
It aims to provide the fundamentals for research and to train competent men for leadership in 
the development of their profession. For years graduates of this School have held prominent 
positions in the United States, Philippine Islands, Hawaii, and in South America, China, and 
other foreign countries. 

Interest in the forests of the tropics is increasing rapidly, but at present there are few places 
in the world where opportunities are available for research and technical training along this line. 
To meet this need the Yale School of Forestry has established a course in tropical forestry. Its 
purpose is to train a personnel for administration and forestry practice to aid in the development of 
national forest policies which will anticipate and avoid the wasteful methods usually attending 
the exploitation of new fields and undeveloped countries. 

The expenses at Yale are comparatively low. An estimate of the cost for each year is as fol" 
lows: Tuition for Junior class, $150; Senior class, $125. Travel in connection with the field 
work requires about Sioo. Required text books cost about $20. Incidentals, including survey- 
ing instruments, field maps, drawing materials, etc., amount to about Sis. Satisfactory board and 
lodging can be obtained in New Haven at prices ranging from $7 per week upward . Board at 
the Yale dining hall is furnished at cost. The total expense for a year, including board during 
the summer, should not exceed $750 to $800. 

Many students at Yale earn a part of their expenses by outside work. The University 
Bureau of Appointments aids students in obtaining employment. There is, at present, a local 
demand for private instruction in Spanish and Portuguese which offers opportunities to students 
from South America. 



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